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Mandarin · pinyin héng fān jīn dǒu

to turn cartwheels

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翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
筋: jīn · muscles; tendons
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
横: héng · across

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2–1–1–3 · heng2 fan1 jin1 dou3

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